20 Years Since....Q1 2005

Here's the tunes I was enjoying 20 years ago:

Roni Size ft Beverley Knight - No More

It had been 4 years since Roni Size had been in the Top 40 and this would be his final Top 40 hit to date. It's also just about the last decent drum & bass record to make the Top 40, we'd be introduced to Pendulum later on in the year not to mention the more modern rubbish we've had in the Top 40 since.

Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers

We were just about still in a era when I took sides when rappers had beef with each other. In the Ja Rule vs 50 Cent one I was very much team Ja Rule and given this record disses Ja Rule I shouldn't have liked it.

However all that was overruled by the music itself. This is a very dark record just the way I like my rap music. 

Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz - Roll Call / What U Gonna Do

I was really into Lil Jon at the time. It was simple but effective, he wasn't really much of a rapper and the lyrics were generally a repetition of the same thing. I liked the aggressive tone though.

Trick Daddy ft Twista & Lil Jon - Lets Go

It's Lil Jon again, I told you I was really into him at the time. This one is more of a rap and rock crossover record and again I love the aggression of the record.

Snoop Dogg ft Pharrell - Lets Get Blown

This was pretty much Snoop Dogg makes an R&B record the Snoop Dogg way. It was his 3rd Top 40 hit to feature Pharrell and as you'd expect it was produced by The Neptunes. I was listening to his "R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece" album on which this appeared a lot at the time.